Do Your Facial Features Say Fling or Forever?

Bet you never thought your facial features would predict your relationship fate, right? Newsflash: A new European study says they can.

According to research published in the British Journal of Psychology, men looked at a bunch of composite pictures of women's faces and were asked which ones they would choose for short- or long-term relationships. The findings were that women with super feminine features (a smaller jawbone, fuller cheeks, etc.), like Amanda Seyfried's, were liklier to be rated as a fling, while those with sharper features (high cheekbones, square jawline, etc.), like Fergie's, would be more suitable for the long haul.

Why? "In making long-term choices, men may actually prefer less feminine-looking women," says the study's authors. The theory behind this is that this type of woman won't stray from her man. Hmmm, we're not so sure about the validity behind that, but regardless, the results raise our newly groomed brows.

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